1/06/2012

CVP trace: PA-IVS

3-month old, PA-IVS, s/p BT shunt only as newborn.

Now, admitted for treatment of pneumonia.1) Name the prominent wave in CVP trace: Is it "tall" 'a' wave or "tall" 'v' wave?2) What does it signify if the "tall" wave is 'a' wave?3) What does it signify if the "tall" wave is 'v' wave? (If it is tall 'v' wave, an echo finding will confirm it. What echo finding is it?)